Faucet-nozzle



A. W. WHEATON.

FAUCET NOZZLE APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1919.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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j g a) ATIOI;NEYS I UNITED TATE ABRAM W. WHEATON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

FAUCET-NOZZLE.

Application filediMarch 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAM W. WHEATON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in F aucet-Nozzles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements in faucets,particularly adapted for use upon oil and gasolene tank vehicles; andthe invention relates, more particularly, to an improved self -closingfaucet and detachable operating handle for manipulating the same. 7

The invention has for its principal object to provide a novelconstruction of self-closing faucet adapted to be manipulated by a .1With said chamber or passage 2, and adapt novel detachable handle memberconstructed to cooperate with novel means connected with the faucetwhereby the valve member.

- may be held open until the handle-member is detached from said means.The invention also provides a means for opening and holding open'thefaucet to its full extent or capacity, or to an intermediate partialextent, as may be desired. i

.The invention has for a further object to provide a novel locking meansfor locking down the faucet valve upon its seat, so that the same isheld in secured closed relation to the seat at all times until saidlocking means is released.

Other objects of the present invention, not at this-time moreparticularly enumerated, will be clearly understood'from the followingdetailed description of the same.

With the various objects of the invention in view, the same conslsts,primarily, in the novel self-closing faucet and detachable operatinghandle-member therefor hereinafter set forth; and the inventionconsists,

furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the variousdevices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of thesaid parts, all of which will be more fully described in the followingspecification, and then finally embodied in the claims which areappended to and which Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

1919. Serial No. 281,461.

form an essential part of the said speciiicatlon.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich z- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the novelself-closing faucet showing the novel detachable handle member appliedthereto in operative relation therewith.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal cross-section taken on line 22 in said Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of theupper portion of the novel faucet,the operating handle member being detached and removed therefrom.

Similar characters of reference are em.

ployed in all of the hereinabove described views to indicatecorresponding parts.

Referringnow to the said drawings, the reference character 1 indicatesthe faucet body providing in its lower end the interior hamber orpassage 2. Extending from the rear side of said faucet body is aninternally screw-threaded extension 3 communicating ed to receive thethreaded end ofthe outlet pipe of the tank vehicle (not shown), thussecuring the faucet operatively thereto. Connected with the lower end ofsaid faucetbodyllais a downwardly extending nozzle- "portion' 4, whichis provided ,within said fauc%body with a valve seat-portion 5 uponwliic seats itself, when in closed position,

a vertically movable valve-member 6, upon which is secured avalve-washer 7 of suit able material. Connected with said valvemember 6is an upwardly extending valve .stem 8. The said faucet-body 1 isprovided, above said chamber or passage 2, with a transverse-horizontalpartition or wall 9, having a' centrally disposedopen'ing forming aguideway 10 through which said valve stem 8 slidably extends. Saidpartitionor wall 9 is provided, at the upper end of said guideway 10,with an annulardepression forming a packingseat. 11, in which isarranged a suitable packing 12', adapted to embrace said valve stem 8,and thereby prevent leaking of any-fluid upward through said guideway10. A perforate keeperplate 13, secured to the upper side of saidpartition or Wall 9, by screws 14, or other suitable fastening means,serves to retain said packing 12 against removal from said packing seat11. Arranged about said valve stem 8, between said partition or wall 9and washer 7 in closed or seated relation to the valve seat-portion 5.

Said faucet-body is provided, above said wall or partition 9 with anupwardly projecting-tubular extension 16, having at its upper extremityan externally threaded neck 17 adapted to receive a closing cap 18,which -is internally threaded to screw upon said neck 17. Said valvestem 8 projects upwardly into the space 19 inclosed by said extension 16and the cap 18,- and is provided adjacent to its upper end with atransverse slot or receiving opening 20. Extending upwardly from theupper extremity of said valve stem 8 is a reduced extension 21 thereof,which is'slidably disposed for vertical movement in a guideway 21provided in said closing cap 18. Formed in the front side of saidtubular extension 16 is an opening-or hatchway 22, providing access tothe valve stem 8 for the detachable operating handle member to bepresently described. The lower end of said opening or hatchway 22 isformed to provide a fulcrum member 23, the purpose of which willpresently appear. Pivoted to the exterior surfaceof said extension 16 isa closure-member 2 1 which may be swung down across theopening orhatchway 22 to close same against the entrance of dirt, dust or otherobjectionable foreign substances therethrough and into the valve steminclosing space 19. A stop projection 25 determines the closed positionof said closuremember 24, as may be seen from an inspection of Fig. 3 ofthe drawings.

The closing cap 18 is provided with a.-

transversevertical slot 26, through which extends a fulcrum pin 27Pivoted upon said fulcrum pin is a lock-cam 28 provided with anoutwardly extending leverarm or finger-piece 29 for manipulating thesame.

When said lever-arm or finger-piece is turned downward the lock-cam 28is swung inwardly and thereby engages the end of the reduced extension21 of the valve-stem-S, exerting a downward pressure thereon so that thevalve-member 6 with its washer 7 islocked firmly in-seated relation tothe valve seat-portion 5. Since the downward movement of the lever-armor fingerpiece 29 carries the free end of the same in contact with thebody of the closing cap 18,.

the lock cam is stopped against further upward movement, when the sameis once engaged with quently any tendency to upward movement of thevalveimember 6 and its washer 7away from the-valve seat-portion 6 issecurely blocked by vthe pressure of the lock-cam against the -extensionof the valve-stein.

engaged the extension 21, and conse-;

When it is desired to operate the valve, the finger-piece or lever-arm29 is raised or swung upward, this movement swinging the lock-cam 28outwardly and away from the end of the extension 21 of the valve-stem 8,

' and clear of its path of movement in the guideway 21 of the closingcap 18, so that upward movement of the valve-stem, and consequentlylifting movement of the valvemember 6 and its washer 7 is in no wayinterfered with, as is shown in Fig. 1 by the dotted line position ofthe lock-cam 28 and its finger-piece 29.

lever-member 30 having a hand-grip portion 1 31 connected therewith.Said lever-member 30 is provided, preferably with a 'fulcrum-notch 32 onits under side. Pivotally connected with said lever-member 30 is adownwardly and forwardly inclined latcharm 33, having at its upper end aperforate ear 34 which is disposed in a receiving-opening 35 provided inthe body member therefor, a fulcrum pin 36 being passed transverselythrough the body of said lever-member and said perforate ear 34: to.'pivotally connect said latcharm 33 in operative relation to saidlever-member; Connected with said latch-arm 33, so as to extendoutwardly therefrom in downward inclination beneath. the hand-gripportion 31 of said lever-member 30, is a trigger-arm 37. Connected withthe under sideof said hand-grip portion 31 of said lever-member 30 is aleaf spring 38, the free end of which bears downwardly upon saidtrigger-arm 37 to swing the same downward, and thereby swing forward thelower end of said latchof said lever-- arm 33. The lower end of saidlatch-arm 33 is provided with 'a forwardly projecting latch-nose 39,which may 'be caused to engage one of a plurality of catch-nosings 40surface of the faucet body 1.

In operation, the closure-member 24 is swung upwardly to uncoverthe'opening or hatch-way 22, and the free end of the leverrigidlyprojecting outwardly from the outer member 30-1s inserted therethroughuntil in the transverse slot or receiving open ng 20 of the valve-stem8. In order to prevent thesaid transverse slot or receiving opening 20from being displaced from properly alined relation .to said opening orhatchway 22 by the twisting or turning of the valve-stem 8, the latteris provided in its body-with a vertical slot 41 through which is passeda retainin pin 42, the latter bein supported in the ho y 1 of saidfaucet. As will be apparent said valve-stem may move vertically relativeto said pin 42within limits determined by the length of the slot 41, butis prevented by the pin 42 from turning axially. The free end of saidlevermember being engaged in said receiving opening 20 of the valve stem'8, the levermember 30 is then lowered so that itsfulcrum notch 32 isengaged upon the fulcrum member 23 at the lower end of said opening orhatchway 22. The trigger-arm 37 is now swung upwardly toward thehand-grip portion 31, against the tension of the leaf-spring 38, therebyswinging backward said latcharm 33, and then a downward swingingmovement is imparted to said hand-grip portion 31, which swings upwardsaid free end of the lever member 30, and consequently lifts upward saidvalvestem 8, thereby raising said valve-member 6 and its washer 7 awayfrom the valve seat-portion 5, against the tension of the spring 15. Inorder to hold the valve-member and its washer in partly opened relationto the valve seat-portion 5, the latch-nose 39 of the latcharm 33 ispositioned opposite the uppermost catch-nosing 40, and then by releasingthe v trigger-arm 37, the latch-arm is swung forwardly to engage saidlatch nose 39 with said uppermost catch-nosing 40, thereby holding orretaining said hand-grip portion 31 in its downwardly turned position,and said free end of said lever-member 30 in its valve-stem raisingposition. If it is desired to open the Valve-member to fully raisedextent, to permitthe faucet to vent fluid to its full capacity, then theoperations above described are carried out, except that I the latch-nose39 of the latch-arm is engaged with the lowermost catch-nosing 40, whichholds the lever-member 30 to a complete upswing position, with aconsequent increasedamount of lift being imparted to the valvestem 8,whereby the Valve-member 6 and its washer 7 is completely raised to fullextent away from the valve seat-portion 5.

Of course, it will be apparent that by disengaging the la'tch-arm 33from either catchnosing 40, the swing of the'lever-member 30 'may bereversed, so that said valve-stem 8 ispermitted to move downward, andthe valve-member 6 and its washer 7 is permitted to again engage thevalve seat-portion 5 in closing relation thereto. The handle-member maythen be removed, and the valve locked down by the lock-cam 28, andtheopening or hatchway 22 closed by the closure-member 24, so that allparts of the faucet resume normal initial positions.

The nozzle-portion 4 is preferably exteriorly screw-threaded, asindicated at 43, for the reception of the internally threaded itsperiphery, with cars 45, having apertures 46 therein.

Extendinv from the front of said faucetbinations of the various devicesand parts,

as well as in the details ofthe construction of the same, withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention as set forth in theforegoing specification, and as defined in the appended'claims. Hence, Ido not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations ofthe several devices and parts as described in the foregoingspecification, nor I confine myself to the exact details of theconstruction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

1. The combination with a faucet body of a self-closing'valve having anupwardly extending stem, a transverse partition Within said body todivide the interior of the latter to provide a fluid-free chamber in itsupper end, said partition having a centrally disposed guideway throughwhich said stem extends to project the upper end of the latter into saidfluid-free chamber, packing supporting and retaining means connectedwith said partition, a packing embracing said stem, the upper end ofsaid stem having a transverse receiving slot therein, said faucet bodyhaving an opening in its wall alined opposite said receiving slot ofsaid stem givlng access to said fluid-free chamber, a detachable levermeans adapted to be passed through said opening and into said receivingslot of said stem for lifting said valve, said'lever means whenoperatively arranged being fulcrumed on the bottom of said openingcooperating means connected respectively with the exterior of saidfaucet 'said valve in closed position.

2. The combination with a faucet body of .a self-closing valve having anupwardly extending stem, a transverse partition within said body todivide the interior of the latter to provide a fluid-free chamber in itsupper cap 44, which is provided at intervals, upon end, a cap forclosing the upper end of said way in which said reduced extensionrides,-

means preventing axial rotation of said stem," said stem having atransverse receiving slot adjacent to its upper end, said faucet bodyhaving an opening in its wall alined opposite said receiving slot ofsaid stem giving access to said fluid-free chamber, and a detachablelever means adapted to be passed through said opening and into saidreceiving slot of said stem for lifting said valve, sa1d lever meanswhen opera-- tively arranged being fulcrumed on the bottom of saidopening.

3. The combination with a faucet .body of a self-closing valve having anupwardly extending stem, a transverse partition within said body todivide the interior of the latter to provide a fluid-free chamber in itsupper end, a cap for closing the upper end of said fluid-freeehamber,-said-partition having a centrally disposed guideway throughwhich said stem extends to project the upper end of the latter into saidfluid-free chamber, said partition having an annular packing socketsurrounding said stem, a packing seated in said socket to surround saidstem, means for retaining said packing in said socket, the upper end ofsaid stem having a reduced extension, said cap having a guideway inwhich said reduced extension rides, means preventing axial rotation ofsaid stem,

said stem having a transverse receiving slot adjacent to its upper end,said faucet body having an opening in its wall alined opposite saidreceiving slot of said stem giving access to said flu1d-free chamber, adetachable lever means adapted to be passed throughsaid opening and intosaid receiving. slot of said stem for lifting said valve, said levermeans when operatively arranged being fulcrumed on the bottom of saidopening, a lock-cam pivoted to said cap, and a finger-piece connectedwith said lock-cam, said lock-cam being adapted to engage the reducedextension of said stem to hold the same against upward movement therebylocking said valve in closed position.

4. The combination with a faucet body of a self-closing valve having anupwardly, extending stem, a transverse partition within said body todivide the interior of the latter to provide afiuid-free chamber in itsupper end, a cap for closing the upper end of said fluid-free chamber,said partition having a centrally disposed guideway' through.

which said stem extends to project the upper end of the latter into saidfluid-free chamber,'a packing supporting and retaining means conrgectedwith said partition, a packing embracing said stem, the upper end ofsaid stem having a reduced extension, said cap havin a guideway in whichsaid reduced extension rides, means preventing axial rotation of saidstem, said stem having a transverse receiving slot adjacent to its upperend, saidfaucet body having an opening in its wall alined oppositereceiving slot of said stem giving access to said fluid-free chamber, adetachable lever means adaptedto be passed through said opening and intosaid receiving slot of said stem for lifting said valve said lever meanswhen operatively arranged being fulcrumed on the bottom of said opening,a latch-member having a latch-nose pivoted to said lever means fordownward and forward extension from the latter, a rearwardly extendingtrigger arm connected with said latch member, a leaf spring connectedwith said lever mem ber to exert downward pressure on said trigger arm,and a fixedcatch nosing projecting from the exterior surface of saidfaucet body with which said latch nose of said latch member may beengaged to hold said lever means in valve lifting position.

5. The "combination with a faucet body of tending stem, a transversepartition within -a self-closing valve having an upwardly exsaid body todivide the interior of the latterto provide a fluid-free chamber in itsupper end, a cap for closing the upper end of said fluid-free chamber,said partition having a centrally disposed guideway through which saidstem extends'to project the upper end of the latter into said fluidfreechamber, a packing supporting and re taining means connected with saidpartition, a packing embracing said stem, the

upper end of said stem having a reduced extension, said cap having aguldeway 1n which said reduced extension rides, means preventing axialrotation of sa1d stem, sa1d stem having a transverse receiving slotadacent to its upper end, saidfaucet body having an opening in its wallalined opposite receiving slot of said stem giving access-- to saidfluid-free chamber, a detachable lever means adapted to be passedthrough said opening and into said receiving slot of' said stem forlifting said valve, said lever means when operatively arranged beingfulcrumed on the bottom ofsaid opening, a

- latch-member havinga latch-nose pivoted to said lever means fordownward and forward extension from the latter, a rear-.

wardly extending trigger arm connected with said latch member, aleaf-springaconnected with said lever member to -exert downward pressureon said trigger arm, a

fixed catch-nosing projecting from the'exterior surface 'of said faucetbody with which said latch-nose of'said latch-member may be engaged tohold said lever means in val s. lif ing position and a-closure memberfor closing said opening when said lever means is withdrawn.

6. The-combination with a faucet body of a self-closing valve having anupwardly extending stem, a transverse partition within said body todivide the interior of the latter to provide a fluid-free chamber in itsupper end, a cap for closing the -upper end of said fluid-free chamber,said partition having a through which said stem extends to project theupper end of the latter into said fluidfree chamber, a packingsupporting and retaining means connected with said partition, a packingembracing saidstem, the upper end of said stem having a reducedextension, said cap having a guideway in which said reduced extensionrides, means preventing axial rotation of said stem, said stem having atransverse receiving slot adjacent to its upper end, said faucet bodyhaving an opening in its wall alined opposite receiving slot of saidstem giving access to said fluid-free chamber, a detachable lever meansadapted to be passed through said opening and into said receiving slotof said stem for lifting said valve, said lever means when operativelyarranged being fulcrumed on the bottom of said opening, a latch-memberhaving a latch-nose pivoted to said lever means for downward and forwardextension from the latter, a rearwardly ex tending trigger arm connectedwith said centrally disposed guideway.

said lock cam when operatively positioned being adapted to engage theupper end of said reduced extension of said stem to hold the sameagainst upward movement thereby locking said valve in closed position.

7. The combination with a faucet body of a vertically movable valvehaving an upwardly extending stem, means for guiding said stem, a capclosing the upper end of said faucet body, said cap having a guide-' wayin which the upper end of said stem rides, a lock cam pivoted to saidcap, and a finger-piece connected with said lock cam for manipulatingthe same, said lock cam when operatively positioned being adapted toengage the upper end of said stem to hold the same against upwardmovement thereby locking said valve in closed position.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 4th day of March, 1919.

ABRAM W. WHEATON. Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL,

BARBARA SUTTERLIN.

